30-10-2015 02:32 via alaskapublic.org

Mother-daughter duo speak candidly, courageously on abuse

Ashley Doctolero and her mother Ada Coyle pose in their traditional regalia. Doctolero sewed her own clothes. (Hillman/KSKA)
Like 37 percent of women in Alaska, Ada Coyle experienced sexual violence. She remained silent. Years later, the same happened to her daughter. But now, the mother-daughter pair are speaking up and trying to stop the cycle of abuse.
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Ada Coyle says when growing up in a village near Kodiak, she had no idea what a healthy relationship was. She saw drinking, inf
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